Dr. Pekguleryuz's engineering career has spanned 12 years in Canadian industry and 15 years in University where her creative and innovative research in light metal alloys has directly resulted in commercially successful products with significant impact to reduce environmental pollution. She developed Noranda's Mg engine alloy used on all BMW models since 2004 and established a high profile for Canada in Mg materials research taking active role in numerous industrial international/national projects, light metals programs and committees. In academia, she held two industrial research chairs, with Rio Tinto Alcan at UQAC and with General Motors of Canada at McGill.